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A big part of me regrets not being up to speed with most of the Backwoodz releases of the past few years. I never delved really deep into the label, but the albums I did check out always seemed to deliver on a high standard of quality. I knew I couldn't miss out on this one since Preservation has long proved himself as one of the modern era's most formidable beatmakers, and yet again his production is superb on all fronts. Through a myriad of obscure samples, he paints gorgeous ... read more

This project has the difficult circumstance of existing within the shadow of Aethiopes for most listeners, but it separates itself rather quickly and doesn't pull its punches. Gabe 'Nandez flow is tactical and his words are uncompromising. Preservation provides him with great beats, as expected. Despite the well-respected names attached to this project, it is rare that Gabe 'Nandez is not the brightest star on these tracks.

This definitely has great rapping, but the beats didn't really do anything for me.

amazing chemistry, def did not expect the energy on a few of these tracks